Pre-Flintlock WarsApproximate dates for the purposes of this Forum: 950-1600Sat, 25 May 2019 15:45:59 +0000Sat, 25 May 2019 15:45:59 +0000Muzzle Loading Forumhttp://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/forums/pre-flintlock-wars.20/
Firearms in 16th century Peru and Mexico?Mon, 20 May 2019 15:49:53 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/firearms-in-16th-century-peru-and-mexico.114589/
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For example, this passage on wikipedia caught my eye, can any experts in Incan or Spanish American history elaborate?

"It took the Incas approximately two decades to bridge the technological gap with the Spanish. As early as...

Firearms in 16th century Peru and Mexico?]]>7Conquistador reenactors?Sun, 05 May 2019 14:41:08 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/conquistador-reenactors.114640/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/conquistador-reenactors.114640/invalid@example.com (johannes)johannes
Thank you,
John]]>3king Phillips warSat, 13 Apr 2019 15:21:16 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/king-phillips-war.111318/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/king-phillips-war.111318/invalid@example.com (toot)toot27Non-firing Wheellock ReplicasSun, 09 Dec 2018 04:38:43 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/non-firing-wheellock-replicas.111724/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/non-firing-wheellock-replicas.111724/invalid@example.com (Joe D)Joe D
I am an enthusiast of Renaissance-era weapons and armor, and I have always especially loved the Wheellock.
I have only seen maybe 3 or 5 on the whole internet, but something recently intriguing me are Non-firing Replica Wheellock Pistols from the 70s. Something of a souvenir, so I've heard.
I would love such things for reenacting, but they (much less anything like it) are darn-right impossible to find.
Can you help me?]]>3Proper headgear?Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:34:30 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/proper-headgear.75437/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/proper-headgear.75437/invalid@example.com (BillinOregon)BillinOregon7Mid 1200's -- What Gun Would You Choose?Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:46:49 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mid-1200s-what-gun-would-you-choose.100013/
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Come down, come down, thou wicked miller!]]>17what wars would handgonnes have been used in?Thu, 01 Oct 2015 03:17:54 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/what-wars-would-handgonnes-have-been-used-in.79988/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/what-wars-would-handgonnes-have-been-used-in.79988/invalid@example.com (aapch1)aapch112Mid 1500's -- Now What Gun Would Your Choose?Tue, 08 Sep 2015 01:06:47 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mid-1500s-now-what-gun-would-your-choose.100538/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mid-1500s-now-what-gun-would-your-choose.100538/invalid@example.com (Alden)AldenMid 1400's -- NOW What Gun Would You Choose?Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:42:18 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mid-1400s-now-what-gun-would-you-choose.100384/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mid-1400s-now-what-gun-would-you-choose.100384/invalid@example.com (Alden)Alden
What gun would you choose for them!?]]>1Mid 1300's -- What Gun Would You Choose?Tue, 18 Aug 2015 00:28:30 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mid-1300s-what-gun-would-you-choose.100265/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mid-1300s-what-gun-would-you-choose.100265/invalid@example.com (Alden)Alden
If captured by a noble with such a weapon your hands will be cut off and your eyes poked out. But you've been able to train your men relatively quickly compared to all those using longbows and are confident of making an impact, literally and figuratively, on the battlefield.

What gun do you choose!?]]>7Mid 1100's -- What Gun Would You Choose?!Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:44:27 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mid-1100s-what-gun-would-you-choose.99930/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mid-1100s-what-gun-would-you-choose.99930/invalid@example.com (Alden)Alden
Is there a gun you can arm some of your troops with for the upcoming battles?]]>12Firearms From Elizabethan War ShipwreckTue, 05 May 2015 16:03:25 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/firearms-from-elizabethan-war-shipwreck.99227/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/firearms-from-elizabethan-war-shipwreck.99227/invalid@example.com (Alden)AldenFirearms From Elizabethan War Shipwreck]]>4Indians with handgonnesFri, 06 Mar 2015 04:45:06 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/indians-with-handgonnes.94750/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/indians-with-handgonnes.94750/invalid@example.com (Treestalker)Treestalker5Iron ballSun, 16 Nov 2014 05:18:14 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/iron-ball.95393/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/iron-ball.95393/invalid@example.com (tenngun)tenngun
In the grave was found one man who had a gunshot wound to the head. The rest of the bodies had club smashed heads or steel wounds, The...

"Muster certificates can, however, yield worthwhile information ”¦ for example, the remarkable way in which the musket gained ascendancy over the bow between 1573 and 1587."Lindasy Boynton, The Elizabethan Militia 1558 ”“ 1638, David and Charles, 1971...

"Probably the most important military development in Elizabeth’s reign was the victory of fire-arms over older weapons. It was by no means an easy victory; the substitution was made slowly, in the face of considerable difficulty, and even opposition from professional soldiers."

"One reason why firearms drove out the bow and lance was precisely this, that they economised on training"Michael Roberts, The Military Revolution, 1560 ”“ 1600, 1956, Belfast

"Captaynes should use great diligence in ye training of their men, or because in ye same be hardy men, but because they be wel trained and in their orders wel apointed"Barnaby Rich, A Right Exelent and Pleasant Dialogue between Mercury and an English Souldier, London,...

Small Arms Firing School, 16th C. Style]]>illustrations from a circa-1530 manual on artilleryFri, 14 Mar 2014 07:46:57 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/illustrations-from-a-circa-1530-manual-on-artillery.92522/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/illustrations-from-a-circa-1530-manual-on-artillery.92522/invalid@example.com (Alden)Alden
Images from the manual, which was digitised by the University of Pennsylvania, appear to show jet packs strapped to the backs of cats and doves.

The German text accompanying the pictures helpfully advises military commanders to use them to "set fire to a castle or city which you can't get at otherwise."...